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16 events across 14 weeks
0
Damage
5
Hype
11
Noise
5.3
Avg Dmg
19.7
Avg Hype
WEEK 65
Mar 22 – 28
HYPE
2026-03-22
Trump Administration Announces Data Center and Gas Plant Development on Ohio Uranium Site
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
3.7
Hype
26.5
NOISE
2026-03-21
Trump Executive Order on Local Pipeline Project
Policy Change
single state · narrow
Damage
7.3
Hype
24.0
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2026-02-06
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Funding
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
Damage
9.9
Hype
14.1
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
HYPE
2026-02-12
Trump Administration Blocks EV Charging Infrastructure Expansion
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
2.0
Hype
34.5
WEEK 57
Jan 25 – 31
NOISE
2026-01-30
ICE Confirms Plans to Build Temporary Detention Facility in Newport
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
Damage
11.3
Hype
17.3
WEEK 52
Dec 21 – 27
NOISE
2025-12-25
Trump Administration Intervenes in PG&E Dam Controversy
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
8.3
Hype
15.9
WEEK 48
Nov 23 – 29
NOISE
2025-11-28
Trump Proposes Reflecting Pool Renovation Project
local · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
4.3
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
HYPE
2025-10-17
Hacker Hijacks Airport Speakers to Blast Anti-Trump Political Messages
Information Operation
single state · narrow
Damage
2.0
Hype
35.2
HYPE
2025-10-17
Trump Plans Paris-Like Arch Monument Near Lincoln Memorial
Damage
0.3
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
NOISE
2025-10-03
Trump Administration Cuts Illinois Clean Energy and Electric Grid Projects
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
Damage
12.5
Hype
23.2
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
Water Infrastructure Failure at Guantánamo Bay Affects Migrant Operations
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
2.3
Hype
8.6
WEEK 22
May 25 – 31
NOISE
2025-05-30
DC Prepares for Trump Military Parade Amid Damage Concerns
Norm Erosion Only
single state · moderate
Damage
2.0
Hype
21.5
WEEK 19
May 4 – 10
NOISE
2025-05-10
White House Air Traffic Control System Overhaul
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
1.8
Hype
3.3
WEEK 15
Apr 6 – 12
NOISE
2025-04-05
Trump Nuclear Energy Initiative in Texas
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.0
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
Trump Administration Ends Disaster Preparedness Grant Program
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
12.6
Hype
18.1
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
HYPE
2025-02-08
EV Charging Station Funding Pause
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
9.4
Hype
26.6
Hype
32.2